Crime & Safety
Police: Flanders Woman Left Scene of Water Mill Accident
Editor's Note: The following information was supplied by the Southampton Town Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.
Southampton police arrested a Flanders woman Tuesday night, charging that she left the scene of an accident without reporting it. According to police, Dorely Hernandez, 21, was in an accident around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Mecox Road and Montauk Highway in Water Mill, at which two people were reportedly injured. Police said Hernendez left the scene and drove back to her home in Flanders, though her license plate was left behind at the accident scene. She was processed at police headquarters and given a desk appearance ticket.
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Southampton Police arrested a Riverhead man early Wednesday morning on charges of DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree. Police said David R. Davis, 40, failed to maintain his lane of travel while driving on Route 24 in Flanders and that after being pulled over and observed in an intoxicated condition, police said he had failed to show for a summons and his license was suspended. He was processed and held for morning arraignment.
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